News Release

June 28, 2021 – The Commission is holding this Status Conference to (1) receive responses from Hawaiian Electric on questions posed by the Commission; and (2) provide docket Parties an opportunity to discuss concerns with Hawaiian Electric’s Scheduled Dispatch Program Implementation Plan. (Docket Number 2019-0323) Watch the Status Conference on YouTube Live (https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=omGAuL5COTo).

The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission will be offering to the public a free online training session about the Hawaii One Call Law and safe digging practices to help prevent personal injury and damage to property and the environment, as well as unnecessary disruption to utility services. Also, due to the serious nature of this issue, ...
Read More Free Online Training: Safe Digging and Hawaii One Call Law – June 21 at 10 a.m.

April 13, 2021 1:00 pm – The Commission is holding this Status Conference to (1) receive an update from Hawaiian Electric and Clearway Energy Group on the status of discussions regarding the Miliani I Solar and Waiawa Solar projects; (2) review Hawaiian Electric’s responses to Commission questions regarding the Transition Plan for the Retirement of ...
Read More Status Conference on HECO’s Transition Plan for the Retirement of the Kahului Power Plant (2021-0024)

The Commission is holding this Status Conference to (1) review Hawaiian Electric’s Initial Status Update regarding the transition plan for the retirement of the AES coal plant on Oahu, filed on March 5, 2021, in Docket No. 2021-0024, (2) receive an update from the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute (HNEI) on modeling system reliability with retirement ...
Read More Docket No. 2021-0024 – March 16, 2021 Status Conference to Discuss Hawaiian Electric’s Initial Update Regarding the AES Coal Plant Transition Plan for Oahu – 10 a.m. to Noon

On March 10, 2021, the Commission issued an order to extend the suspension of termination or disconnection of regulated utility services due to non-payment and/or assessment of other charges through May 31, 2021.

The STATE OF HAWAII PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (“Commission”) will hold a virtual public hearing relating to the application of HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., for Commission approval to relocate a 46 kilovolt overhead transmission line along Salt Lake Boulevard on the island of Oahu. The Commission will host the virtual hearing through WebEx for online and ...
Read More Public Hearing for Application of HECO Construction of Overhead Transmission Line

Overview The Commission will use this docket to transparently review and track the status of current projects, identify near-term interconnection process improvements to facilitate renewable projects under development, and elicit the best solutions to ensure a cost-effective retirement of the AES Plant on Oahu, Kahului Plant on Maui, and other fossil fuel power plants. Next ...
Read More PUC Opens Docket No. 2021-0024 to Review Hawaiian Electric Interconnection Process and Transition Plans for Retirement of Fossil Fuel Power Plants

On December 22, 2020, the Commission issued an order to extend the suspension of termination or disconnection of regulated utility services due to non-payment and/or assessment of other charges through March 31, 2021. The Commission also established Utility reporting requirements, and opened Order No. 37506 as a repository for information filed by relevant Utilities on ...
Read More PUC extends the suspension of termination or disconnection of regulated utility services due to non-payment and/or assessment of other charges through March 31, 2021 (Order No. 37506)

The STATE OF HAWAII PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (“Commission”) will hold a virtual public hearing relating to the application of LAUNIUPOKO IRRIGATION CO., LLC, for Commission approval of a temporary rate increase for non-potable (irrigation) water services in the Launiupoko area. The Commission will host the virtual hearing through WebEx for online and telephonic participation by ...
Read More Notice of Public Hearing for Application of Launiupoko Irrigation Co., LLC for a Temporary Rate Increase

December 18, 2020, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm – The Public Utilities Commission has scheduled a virtual status conference regarding Hawaiian Electric’s plans in anticipation of the AES Plant Retirement in 2022. The agenda and link to the livestream of the Status Conference are available here.